Women's Ice Hockey

Seven NESCAC Players Earn CCM/AHCA Women's Ice Hockey All-American Honors

Amherst senior goaltender Natalie Stott and senior defender Gretchen Dann were selected to the All-America East First Team. Williams senior goalie Erin Pye was a Second Team selection while Amherst senior forward Maeve Reynolds, and the Middlebury duo of Avery McInerny and Trinity Walsh, along with Williams senior Claire Murphy were named to the Third Team.
 
Stott earns her fourth consecutive First Team All-American honors, furthering her case to go down as one of the best goalkeepers in Division III hockey history. Stott becomes only the third player in DIII women's hockey history to be named an ACHA First Team All-American all four years. 

The senior has played the most minutes of any NESCAC goaltender this season –1709:38– while also playing at an extremely high level, recording a .973 save percentage, the leading percentage in the nation. She also leads the country in goals against average and shutouts (12). 

In addition, Stott set two all-time NCAA D3 records this season. She now has 45 shutouts in her career, breaking the old record of 35. She now has 86 wins, breaking the previous all-time record of 82. 

 Throughout her career, Stott has racked up 2350 saves and has an overall goals against average of .86. To go along with her four All-America selections, Stott has also earned All-NESCAC honors every year of her career and was named the 2022 NESCAC Rookie of the Year.  
 
Senior defender Dann has shined on both ends of the ice this season and capped an impressive campaign with First Team All-American honors for the second time in her career. 

Defensively, where she has always been solid, Dann has recorded 29 blocked shots and has helped the Mammoths concede only 20 goals in 29 games. Offensively, she has stepped up her game to another level in 2025-26, scoring 15 goals and tallying 11 assists for 26 total points thus far. 

Dann has also facilitated many of the Mammoth's wins, leading the NESCAC with 7 game-winning goals. Dann's All-America honors are the icing on the cake, as she was also named NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and accorded an All-NESCAC First Team selection for a second consecutive year.
 
Reynolds was named an All-American for the second time in her career with her Third Team selection.. The senior forward is one of the Mammoths' most dangerous offensive players, with 11 goals and 20 assists so far this season, and 41 goals and 64 total assists in her time with the Mammoths. Reynolds is second in the NESCAC for total points, but currently leads the NESCAC in face-off wins, with an impressive 362 face-off wins in 29 games, which is 7th best in the nation. Her play this season also saw her win conference recognition for the third time in her career, garnering a First Team All-NESCAC selection earlier this year.

McInerny and Walsh led Middlebury to the No. 1 seed in the NESCAC Championship after finishing the season with a conference-best record of 11-2-3 (17-5-4 overall). McInerny is an All-American for the first time in her career. She landed a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team this winter and was previously a second-team all-league selection during her sophomore year. The forward tied for second in the league with 20 assists, while her 30 points placed her third. Alongside her 10 goals, the senior posted single-season bests in all three categories. McInerny was a force in the faceoff circle, winning 52.8 percent of her attempts. The assistant captain skated in her 100th career game and closed out her career with 87 points (30G, 57A) over 112 games played.

Walsh is one of two first-year players in the East to be recognized on the All-America teams. She became the sixth player in program history to be named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year and the first since 2018. Walsh secured her initial All-NESCAC accolade with a place on the first team. The forward paced the league in points (32), assists (21) and points per game (1.23). She also ranked second among her peers with five game-winning tallies. Walsh's five golden goals are tied for sixth in Division III, while her 0.81 assists per contest rank 10th. She recorded a point in 20 of 26 games this winter.

Pye and Murphy led No. 9-ranked Williams to its second-ever win NCAA win and third appearance in the Elite Eight of the national tournament and powered the Ephs (18-5-5, 9-3-4 NESCAC) to their most single-season wins since 2018-19, while the team also hosted and won a NESCAC playoff game for the first time since 2018-19.

Pye, a goaltender, was also one of seven finalists for the Laura Hurd Award given annually to the best NCAA Division III women's ice hockey student-athlete in the country. Pye was named NESCAC Player of the Year, while also earning a spot on the All-Conference First Team. She earned All-Conference Second Team accolades at the conclusion of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

Pye ranks second across the entire NCAA landscape with a .965 save percentage this season. During a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 11 Plattsburgh State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on March 14, Pye stopped 28-of-29 shots for a .966 save percentage, including making 15 stops in the second period.

Murphy, a defender, was named to the NESCAC All-Conference First Team, and totaled four goals, nine assists and 13 points. She blocked 32 shots and was a vital reason behind the Ephs holding 19 opponents to one or fewer goals this season.
 
2025-26 CCM HOCKEY WOMEN'S DIVISION III ALL-AMERICANS
First Team East
Natalie Stott, SR, Amherst College*^%
(Franklin, MA)
Goalie
Gretchen Dann, SR, Amherst College%
(Hanover, NH)
Defense
Maggie Hunter, FR, Norwich University
(Royal Oak, MI)
Defense
Haylee Bouchard, JR, Wilkes University#
(Sioux Lookout, ON)
Forward
Livia Brooks, JR, Norwich University*&
(Walpole, MA)
Forward
Amy Laskowski, SO, Nazareth University&
(Clarendon Hills, IL)
Forward
First Team West
Jordan O’Kane, SR, UW-River Falls$
(Alexandria, MN)
Goalie
Makenna Aure, SR, UW-River Falls*@%
(Alexandria, MN)
Defense
Paige Pomerleau, JR, Adrian College
(Lewiston, ME)
Defense
Megan Goodreau, SR, UW-River Falls#%
(Lino Lakes, MN)
Forward
Sophia Hess, FR, UW-River Falls
(Cold Spring, MN)
Forward
Riley Johnson, SR, Adrian College$
(Farmington, MI)
Forward
Second Team East
Erin Pye, SR, Williams College
(Third Lake, IL)
Goalie
Taya Balfour, SR, SUNY Plattsburgh
(Moorestown, NJ)
Defense
Molly Martin, JR, Albertus Magnus
(Buffalo, NY)
Defense
Nina Hudakova, SO, Wilkes University
(Kosice, Slovakia)
Forward
Anna Lugge, JR, Elmira College
(Freeburg, IL)
Forward
Katie Mahoney, JR, Cortland State University
(Toronto, ON)
Forward
Second Team West
Kiera Stack, SO, Adrian College
(Marshfield, MA)
Goalie
Abigail Chamernick, JR, Hamline University
(Warroad, MN)
Defense
Nora Stepan, SR, Augsburg University%
(Apple Valley, MN)
Defense
Abby Hansberger, FR, Concordia (WI)
(Elk River, MN)
Forward
Mackaylan McGown, JR, Concordia (WI)
(Inver Grove Heights, MN)
Forward
Katie Mahoney, JR, Cortland State University
(Toronto, ON)
Forward
Third Team East
Madison Brunet, SR, Norwich University
(Timmins, ON)
Goalie
Michaela Birmingham, SO, Western N.E. University
(Enfield, CT)
Defense
Claire Murphy, SR, Williams College
(North Andover, MA)
Defense
Avery McInerny, SR, Middlebury College
(Westford, MA)
Forward
Maeve Reynolds, SR, Amherst College$
(Plymouth, MA)
Forward
Trinity Walsh, FR, Middlebury College
(Highlands Ranch, CO)
Forward
% 2025 First Team Selection
$ 2025 Second Team Selection
* 2024 First Team Selection
# 2024 Second Team Selection
^ 2023 First Team Selection
@ 2023 Second Team Selection
& 2025 Third Team